Executive technical leadership that scales and endures
More than two decades leading strategy and engineering across enterprises and startups. Continuity system design, cloud automation, disaster recovery and business continuity, hands on diagnosis of process, systems and tools, and a track record of mentoring high performers.
- Designed Cloud Minus, an off grid continuity appliance and reference design.
- Failed over a core IT footprint across 430 miles in under 9 minutes, with full failback.
- Built automated VM provisioning for true self service infrastructure.
- Aligns technology and business goals for measurable growth and operational clarity.
About
Executive technical leader and strategist with a proven record of building, scaling, and transforming organizations. I align technology to business outcomes, resolve systemic issues, and foster high performance teams. My work spans Fortune 500 enterprises and startups, delivering results through vision, execution, and mentorship.
Focus areas
Executive technical management Business and technology strategy Enterprise architecture Process and tooling optimization Scaling operations Mentorship and leadership developmentPrinciples
Resilience first, strategic clarity, measurable outcomes, ownership, and developing the next generation of leaders.
Executive technical management and mentorship
- Diagnose and fix process, system, and tooling gaps that slow delivery or create risk.
- Design roadmaps that connect architecture choices to financial and operational results.
- Build and mentor teams, with clear standards, feedback loops, and measurable growth.
- Operate comfortably at board level and on the ground with engineering and operations.
Innovation and systems
Cloud Minus
Off grid continuity appliance and reference design for rapid recovery. Built to harden critical operations, reduce risk during outages, and keep essential workloads available.
- Secure, isolated operation with controlled connectivity.
- Rapid failover and return to service with clear RTO and RPO targets.
- Reference design adaptable to regulated and remote environments.
Strategic technology leadership
Partnering with organizations to design and execute strategies that connect technology investments to business outcomes, while mentoring and developing internal leadership.
Request a consultationExperience
Founder and Chairman, Bizkey Hub and Havandjian Enterprises
- Developed Cloud Minus, an off grid continuity appliance and reference design.
- Leads enterprise cloud transformation and automation initiatives.
- Advises on scalable infrastructures that deliver operational resilience.
- Drives purpose driven technology and media innovations.
Technology Innovator and Enterprise Architect
- Closed large enterprise opportunities and grew key accounts.
- Failed over an entire core IT footprint across 430 miles in under 9 minutes, with failback.
- Built automated VM provisioning for self service infrastructure deployment.
- Created a five step business continuity framework that improved recovery readiness.
Bizkey Hub
- Founder, December 2017 to present, Orange County, California, United States.
- Chief Executive Officer, December 2017 to May 2020, Beverly Hills, California.
Chairman of the Board, Havandjian Enterprises
Rooted in Armenian heritage, Havandjian Enterprises operates with generosity and resilience. The portfolio spans digital media, product development, research, legal representation, and outreach. We lead conversations that spark innovation, advancing technology solutions and social impact. Every project reflects a purpose driven philosophy that pushes boundaries to create digital, social, and business solutions that matter.
Vice President, Boomerang Solutions Group
Accomplishments
Delivered enterprise class solutions, project management, and architecture. Managed customer projects, practices, and service relationships, and increased revenue across vital accounts.
Senior Systems Engineer, Moka5
Responsibilities
- Qualified opportunities for product fit, demonstrated solutions, and led proofs of concept.
- Transitioned customers from proof of concept to production deployment.
- Managed technical requirements for long term success and support.
Accomplishments
- Built strong customer relationships and successful deployments.
- Supported the full sales cycle and executed successful proofs of concept.
- Closed significant mid and large opportunities and guided production transitions.
Senior Sales Engineer, InMage Systems
- Won large enterprise customers and expanded existing accounts.
- Delivered high quality product demonstrations and ensured successful deployments.
- Designed global recovery solutions for Fortune 500 customers.
- Note, acquired by Microsoft and now part of the Azure stack.
Indymac Bank
DR and BCP Architect, March 2007 to August 2008
- Implemented an end to end platform for data center recovery, including global load balancing, continuous data protection, and SAN replication.
- Demonstrated failover between two data centers for management and development teams.
- Built domain knowledge in mortgage banking applications and multi data center recovery.
Senior Systems Analyst, February 2006 to March 2007
- Architected projects for both IT and business users, including self service password reset and a custom SMS tool for user logon and asset data.
- Created roadmaps for automated account provisioning and evaluated recovery, dependency mapping, provisioning, audit and remediation, CMDB, and process tools.
Speaking and thought leadership
- Keynotes on IT resilience, cybersecurity, cloud automation, and enterprise recovery.
- Appearances at industry conferences and technical forums.
- Executive advisement on architecture, disaster recovery, and automation strategy.
Skills
Licenses and certifications
Certified Penetration Testing Engineer, CPTE, Mile2, issued March 2020, expired March 2023, Credential ID 10536-162-727-4560.
Growth Hacking with Digital Marketing, version 7, 2020, Eazl.ai, issued March 2020, Credential ID 7589.
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, Amazon Web Services, issued September 2019, expired September 2022, Credential ID XXXQJJTGFFEQP93.
Palo Alto Networks Accredited Systems Engineer, issued July 2019.
Growth Hacking 2019, Eazl.ai, issued February 2019, Credential ID 2690.
Data Center Networking Credential 2018, Dell EMC, issued January 2019, Credential ID 34R8MGYRLIFF1QHCL.
Unstructured Storage Credential 2018, Dell EMC, issued January 2019, Credential ID Y76V2X7RLN1Q18SE.
Core Client Credential 2018, Dell EMC, issued December 2018, Credential ID YAFVBBJ6LBB11RCN.
Anonymous Browsing, StationX, issued October 2018, Credential ID 3-403.
Endpoint Protection, StationX, issued October 2018, Credential ID 4-326.
Hackers Exposed, StationX, issued October 2018, Credential ID 1-2077.
Network Security, StationX, issued October 2015, Credential ID 2-789.
Partnering to Win Certification PTWOS100, Polycom, issued May 2015.
Video Endpoints Sales Certification RPEOS100, Polycom, issued May 2015.
Video Endpoints Technical Certification RPEOT200, Polycom, issued May 2015.
VMware Certified Associate, Data Center Virtualization, VMware, Credential ID VMW-01581975W-00502610.